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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued.

REMARKS. (a) Increase duo to large number of employees engaged on defence works away from headquarters. (b) The estimated increased expenditure is due to the necessity of providing uniforms for female employees. (c) Payment to Railways Department of costs in connection with Railway employee proceeding from Napier to Eskdale to extinguish a fire at a telegraph polo near Eskdale, 10s. lid.; payment made in appreciation of services rendered to the Post and Telegraph Department on 2nd March, 1942, at the Longburn Hotel fire, £4 45.; payment to detective for services in connection with thefts from posting-boxes at Auckland, £5 55.; refund to H. W. Hay, Greymoutb, of amount paid for board and lodgings whilst studying public administration at Victoria University College (the course was suspended owing to war), £12 13s. 6d. ; payment to National Broadcasting Service for relay from Herd Street Post-office, £1 3s. 9d. ; donation to Pahiatua Fire Brigade's Social Fund for services rendered to Department during flood, £2 25.; contributions to regimental funds of twelve regimental units as mark of appreciation of assistance rendered during earthquake in Wairarapa district, £58 165.; payment to Postmistress, Pakuranga, towards replacement of coat destroyed when the post-office was unlawfully entered, £1 ; reward paid for recovery of spare wheel lost from Bedford motor-vehicle, 10s.; payment to Commissioner of Transport of fee for appeal lodged in respect of subsidy Duvauchelle-Eastern Bays mail-service, £3 ; payment to Valuation Department for making a special valuation of Government buildings (old post-office building), Hamilton, £5 55.; payment to National Broadcasting Service in connection with the recording of voices at the Telephone Exchange Training School, Herd Street, Wellington, £4 4s. 9d.; gratuity paid to the Matron of Departmental Hostel (Berkeley House), £10 : total, £109 os. lid. Salaries other Estimated. Recovered. Salaries. Charges. Total 1942-43. 1942-43. (d) Credits-in-aid— £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision 1.... .. 120,000 .. 120,000 229,000 233,921 II .. .. .. .. 500 500 500 310 111 .. .. .. .. 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,369 V .. .. .. .. 200,000 200,000 200,000 60,000 IX .. .. .. .. 198,300 198,300 176,240 86,830 Totals .. .. .. 120,000 401,200 521,200 608,140 383,430

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